| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention provides a continuous process of making a chewing gum base which provides a method for cooling at least certain sections of the mixer (extruder) in a cost effective and energy efficient manner. To this end, in an embodiment, the present invention provides a method of continuously compounding chewing gum base in an extruder comprising the steps of: feeding into the extruder the necessary components to create a desired gum base; and adding to the extruder, at a desired location, a gum base component, at ambient temperature, that has a sufficient thermal capacity to cool at least a portion of the contents of the extruder to a desired temperature.</p> |
